i did exactly what you did except i used a jigsaw. i left the edges a bit rough because that seemed to allow the u-channel to grip the edge better. i also used glass (from a large picture frame) instead of acrylic because scratches annoy me and acrylic is so easy to scratch!

this would be awesome. i own a hue tap and do not like it much at all. it's not really the layout that bothers me, moreso the weird mushy feeling of the buttons. i understand that must be due to the way the buttons work (powering the device with each button press), but it just feels like a shoddily manufactured product.

hi. i'm sorry i have no info on the Lightify bulb, but I can tell you that GE's "Link" connected bulbs work fine with Hue. I purchased this one from home depot and it works exactly as expected - integrates into the Hue app, works with the Hue bridge, etc.